Our mission is to build affordable, safe and sustainable
housing for everyone.
I remember the time when I had my first architecture class; the professor told me that architects
only serve 10 percent of the population
in the world. I was shocked at that time. However, I think a designer can help
more people through their professional skills.
As an architect, what we do is integrate the design and development into
building construction. We literally can engage every aspect of the building
development. For example, the material, structure, spaces, VAC, Piping. The building is one of a fundamental part
of this world, which influences almost everyone’s life.
Our first goal is to provide affordable housing for people
who in need. The primary purpose for this is to reduce the construction and
developing cost through architect’s role. For example, in our design process,
we can choose cheaper and abundant material for construction, which will significantly reduce the price for people who
are willing to buy the property. Another way of
doing this is to design the economic space for the building. For example,
we can create relatively tight space to reduce the price for each unit while developer still achieves their profit purpose. Moreover, we can
create a campaign for people who want to help others through their professional
skills, the architect can design the
building; engineers can construct, a business person
can be financial and market. By doing
this, less cost in developing and construction also means cheaper housing for
people.
Another goal for Cheng’s foundation is to provide a safe building for people. I joined a group in
earthquake rescue mission when I was in high school. I experienced the tragedy
of disaster. Here is the fact, in most disasters, the unsafe building is killer! However, there are lots of dangerous
buildings around the world, especially in developing countries. The one thing
for us is to design a building with active,
aware and knowledge of building regulation
and provide engineering experience in
seismic awareness. Another one is monitoring
the construction process on whether the works are
done in a proper way.
The last goal is to design sustainable housing. Building conserves lots of energy and natural resources.
Through active sustainable design, the building
can save tons of energy by reducing the use
of water and electricity. For example, double façade wall can reduce the utilization of the heater, natural ventilation can reduce
the usage of the heater, and natural lights can lessen
the use of lightbulb. All above aspect
can substantially increase buildings
energy performance and conserve energy.
In this parts, architect also can place their design role from the building
into modifying the infrastructure for clean water and sufficient electricity
